"I’ve been dreaming of this for such a long time"

Mainz 05 3-1 BVB 

Paul Nebel: “This is a great feeling. I’ve been dreaming of scoring a goal at home for such a long time. What’s much more important though is that we were able to celebrate our first home win today. Everyone gave a really great performance. It was really fun, especially in the second half, because everyone wanted the ball and knew that someone else would be open to receive as well. We showed what we are capable of. It was obviously also really special going in amongst the fans after the game and celebrating together – we had all waited long enough. All in all, it was a really successful day. We can all see that it was worth sticking with what we were trying to do.”

Kaishu Sano: “It was a really positive result, one that we have been waiting for and training hard for as well. We were unlucky when they responded from the penalty spot but reacted to that very well. I am personally happy with my own performance too after beginning to show what I can do. I just need to keep improving on my defensive work, which is something I want to do. It was obviously really nice that I was able to help set up a goal too.”

Niko Bungert: “The whole team did brilliantly today. It was a dominant performance from start to finish. Both teams were coping with players missing but we remained in control and never allowed the opposition to stop us from playing the way we want to. It was a fully-deserved victory. We had an excellent balance, were aggressive defensively, good at counter-pressing and retained a good style of football. That mix has to be just right, and we made sure of that today.”

Jonny Burkardt: “It’s great to have got that first home win and with a good performance too. A lot of things went right and the win was a deserved one. If I had been on my best form, I could have bagged a hat-trick today. We remained compact, especially at the start. After the red card, we dominated the game and really wanted to grab that third goal soon after the restart. That kind of belief was essential to the performance. The win is especially significant right before the international break.”